Judy Blahut created this colorful shell acrylic titled "Enclosed". It is on canvas and measures 36"H X 24"W X 1.5"D. 

Judy says nature has always inspired her. She says, my work explores the difference between what is actually seen and what is masked behind the form of an object. I am interested in the secret areas that exist within the shape of a natural subject. I look beyond the form by deconstructing its parts and putting them back together in a new way by implementing a method of interrupting space. Most of the outcomes are fairly abstract, allowing the viewer to understand more about the subject than its actual appearance. The form, which gives a verbal association to an object, is no longer necessary. A new experience with the object now exists.

This will be on display during Memory Matters spring Culinary Showcase at Poseidon on HHI on April 1. To purchase tickets go to www.mymemorymatters.org.